VMware VCENTER CONVERTER STANDALONE 4.3 User Manual page 54

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
3 Select a volume from the list and click Add disk.
A new virtual disk appears in the Destination layout column.
4 Select a source volume and use the Move up and Move down buttons to accommodate the volume in the
new virtual disk.
If you leave the new virtual disk empty, Converter Standalone does not create the new virtual disk on the
destination virtual machine.
The selected source volume is copied to a new virtual disk on the destination virutal machine.
Select the Destination Datastore for a Source Volume
You can store a disk volume in a datastore different from the one that accommodates the virtual machine
configuration file (
You can select the destination datastore for a volume only for managed destinations with more than one
datastore.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Procedure
1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy.
2 Click Advanced and select the Destination layout tab.
3 Select a volume from the list and click Add disk.
A new virtual disk appears in the Destination layout column.
4 Select a source volume and use the Move up and Move down buttons to accommodate the volume in the
new virtual disk.
If you leave the new virtual disk empty, Converter Standalone does not create the new virtual disk on the
destination virtual machine.
5 Highlight the new virtual disk and select a different datastore from the Destination datastore drop-down
menu.
6 Save your settings.
Option
Select another option from the
options list
Click Next
The virtual disk file (
Add a Virtual Disk
You can add a virtual disk to the destination virtual machine.
The number of virtual disks depends on the number of volumes that exist on the source virtual machine. For
example, if you have only one volume on the source virtual machine, you cannot add a virtual disk to the
destination virtual machine.
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Description
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
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The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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